"Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or……" — Pal Benko
"Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is probably where you need the most practice."
—
Pal Benko
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
17 Quotes by Pal Benko
Pal Benko has 17 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
In the Soviets' view, chess was not merely an art or a science or even a sport; it was what…
-
Under no circumstances should you play fast if you have a winning position. Forget the clock, use all your time…
-
I always urge players to study composed problems and endgames.
-
Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting…
-
There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous…
-
Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to…
-
I had a slightly inferior endgame that probably should have been drawn, but Kortchnoi kept torturing me with little threats…
-
There is nothing wrong with trying to exploit the natural human tendency to become impatient when forced to play a…
-
Since your mental state can have such dramatic effects on your body, obviously your physical condition can affect your mental…
-
According to such great attacking players as Bronstein and Tal, most combinations are inspired by the player's memories of earlier…
-
The business of the endgame is maneuvring to control critical squares, advancing or blockading passed pawns, preparing a breakthrough by…
-
Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player.
See all 17 quotes by Pal Benko »
More Agreeing Quotes
This quote is filed under Agreeing Quotes,
one of 83 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
I could never divide myself from any man upon the difference of an opinion, or be angry with his judgment…
— Thomas Browne
-
You don't have to signal a social conscience by looking like a frump. Lace knickers won't hasten the holocaust, you…
— Elizabeth Bibesco
-
Impeach President Reagan retroactively for agreeing with Obama on the assault weapons ban.
— John Fugelsang
-
I would do it [study UFOs], but before agreeing to do it, we must insist upon full access to discs…
— J. Edgar Hoover
-
I'd forgotten how arrogant people are in the theater, I'm agreeing to starve for a year and he seems to…
— Unknown Author
-
Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery.…
— Richard Henry Lee
-
When someone disagrees with me, I do not have to immediately start revising what I just said. People don't want…
— Hugh Prather
-
London's Windmill Theater grew famous for its nude tableaux. During the 1940 and 1950, this theater overcame the objections of…
— Lynda Bellingham
-
True love has nothing to do with liking someone, agreeing with him or her or being compatible. It is a…
— Adyashanti
-
A: Snowden has enough information to cause more damage to the US government in a minute alone than anyone else…
— Glenn Greenwald
-
If, as some savants of consciousness suggest, we are actually agreeing to create, from moment to moment, everything we perceive…
— Phil Lesh
-
Remember, empathy need not lead to sympathetically giving in to the other side’s demands—knowing how someone feels does not mean…
— Daniel Goleman
See all 83 Agreeing Quotes »